Reading Magical Realism in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children for Supporting EFL Students’ Cross-Cultural Awareness

The present study explores the magical realism contents in Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie. It also aims to investigate way be adapted and integrated into cross-cultural understanding material support EFL students’ awareness. qualitative research method is employed for analysing primary source consulting it secondary sources. From story, found that struggle available between two opposing structures a mystical realist document, one of them working toward development fantasy universe from other. These are worlds life, they all vying reader's interest. Thus, may deduce Rushdie employs features such as time dilation introduction myth, legends, folklore. has built something unique with Children, Saleem honestly attempting tell tale his existence, life new country. Moreover, based on found, instructional activities can designed adapting magic content story build awareness Indonesian students. an alternative variation language cultural classes.